The latest version of the Outlook Connector, which makes it easy (possible) to manage your Hotmail e-mail, calendar, and contacts from within Outlook, is now available for download. A couple of blog posts have announced the new Connector today (May 4), although the publish date on the download is April 20. Aside from performance and reliability upgrades, the new version of the Outlook Connector offers some additional functionality if you’re using Office 2010 (which is out in RTM to MSDN and Tech-Net subscribers, and is set for a May 12 launch). These improvements are also available to Office 2010 beta users, so no reason to wait: